DMCA / Copyright Policy

Effective: [INSERT DATE]

If you believe content on OffCoder infringes your copyright, send a DMCA notice to dmca@offcoder.com. We process valid notices within 7 business days.

1. Overview

OffCoder respects intellectual property rights. We comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and India's Information Technology Act 2000 + IT Rules 2021, even though we are based in India.

If you believe content hosted on OffCoder infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice. Repeat infringers' accounts will be terminated.

2. How to file a takedown notice

Email dmca@offcoder.com with the following information. Incomplete notices will be returned without action.

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (URL or specific description)
  2. Identification of the infringing material on OffCoder, with enough detail for us to locate it (URL, project ID, file path, etc.)
  3. Your contact information: full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email
  4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
  5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner
  6. Your physical or electronic signature (typed full name is fine for electronic)

3. What we do when we receive a valid notice

  1. Acknowledge receipt within 1 business day
  2. Review the notice for completeness
  3. If valid: remove or disable access to the material within 7 business days; notify the user who posted it; give them an opportunity to file a counter-notice
  4. If invalid: respond explaining why; the material remains

4. Counter-notice

If you believe your content was removed in error, file a counter-notice with:

  1. Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal
  2. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification
  3. Your full legal name, address, telephone, email
  4. A statement consenting to jurisdiction in [JURISDICTION]
  5. Your physical or electronic signature

We will forward valid counter-notices to the original complainant. If they don't file a court order within 10-14 business days, we may restore the content.

5. Repeat-infringer policy

Accounts that receive multiple valid takedown notices are subject to:

6. False claims

Submitting a false takedown notice or false counter-notice is a serious matter. Under U.S. law (DMCA §512(f)), a false claim can result in liability for damages including attorney's fees. Under Indian law, false complaints to intermediaries may attract penalties under §66A and §74 of the IT Act.

7. Designated agent

For DMCA purposes, our designated agent is:

[NAME OF DESIGNATED AGENT]
[LEGAL ENTITY NAME]
[REGISTERED ADDRESS]
Email: dmca@offcoder.com

8. Indian Grievance Officer (IT Rules 2021)

For complaints from Indian users:

[NAME]
Grievance Officer
[LEGAL ENTITY NAME]
Email: grievance@offcoder.com
Acknowledgment within 24 hours; resolution within 15 days.